A 100-year-old British man has become the world’s oldest marathon runner after finishing a race in Canada.

Born in the Punjab on 1 April 1911, Singh was a farmer when he first developed a love for running  Indian-born Fauja Singh, from east London, ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds – finshing in 3,850th place, ahead of five other competitors.
Officials from the Guinness Book of World Records were present to witness Mr Singh become the oldest per...